DETAILS
- Artist
- Gustave Doré
- Date
- 1854
- Medium
- lithograph
- Location
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Dimensions
- [object Object]
- Collection
- Prints
- Culture
- France, 19th century
- Credit line
- Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection
AUDIO DEEP DIVE
Stand in front of it and listen
The full narration walks you through The Breaking Ice, Souvenir of Norway — the story behind it, the details most visitors miss, and why it matters. Free in the Art Whisper app.
THE ARTIST
Gustave Doré
Gustave Doré was a prolific 19th-century French artist, best known for his dramatic wood-engraved illustrations that brought classic literature, from Dante to the Bible, to vivid life.
KEEP EXPLORING
More works to explore
Beyond Doré: works from the same years.
Same era · 1830s–1860s
The Cottage by the Roadside, Stormy Sky
Léon-Victor Dupré · 1855 · Art Institute of Chicago
Same era · 1830s–1860s
The Backgammon Players
Philip Webb · 1861 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Same era · 1830s–1860s
Birches
William Hart · 1855 · Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Same era · 1830s–1860s
Joséphine-Éléonore-Marie-Pauline de Galard de Brassac de Béarn (1825–1860), Princesse de Broglie
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres · 1853 · Metropolitan Museum of Art
Same era · 1830s–1860s
Mère Grégoire
Gustave Courbet · 1855 · Art Institute of Chicago
Same era · 1830s–1860s
Olive Trees
Vincent van Gogh · 1853 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Same era · 1830s–1860s
The Sheepshearers
Jean-François Millet · 1857 · Art Institute of Chicago
Same era · 1830s–1860s
Lion Hunt
Eugène Delacroix · 1858 · Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Same era · 1830s–1860s
Young Spartan Girls Challenging Boys
Edgar Degas · 1860 · Art Institute of Chicago
Same era · 1830s–1860s
A Sketch
Mariano Fortuny Marsal · 1862 · Hispanic Society of America
Same era · 1830s–1860s
Alfred Sisley
Pierre-Auguste Renoir · 1864 · Foundation E.G. Bührle Collection
Same era · 1830s–1860s
Beggar with Oysters (Philosopher)
Édouard Manet · 1864 · Art Institute of Chicago